About
EL-DESTRUCTO, founded in 1993 by frontman "SATAN BRAIN"
and identical twin brother "MR. MOJO", originally started as a
Ministry/WhiteZombie style industrial band. During the prenatal stages
of El-Destructo, the band relied heavily on members "SCOTT (a.k.a.
Fuzz) ANDREWS" and "BIG ROB DALY" for programing. After they left the
band to pursue other interests, Satan Brain and Mr. Mojo restructured
the group into an all live band.
Wandering in and out of limbo over the next few years, the
band finally resurfaced in 1996 to record and release a garage demo.
They soon found themselves powerless, losing the lead guitar player to
drug addiction. Wandering in and out of limbo even more over the next
few years, El-Destructo saw quite a few changes in the line up. In
1998, the original guitar player, fresh from rehab made a short lived
appearance back with the band, only to leave bound for rehab once
again. This time period also saw a change in drummers due to conflicts
of interest. Having found a solid ally in "Lance Lucifer"
(originally the bands bass player), Satan brain and Mr. Mojo once again
resurrected the band from the dead. This time they apparently found the
dream team. The band took on "WRONG WAY WOLINSKY" to fill the position on drums. "70's"
materialized to play bass, shifting Lance Lucifer to guitar. Most
recently, they gained the world renowned scratch attack of philly based
"DJ Karl K" (KOLDFRONT / higher education / www.injection2012.com
), adding yet another element of mayhem to their sound. Mr. Mojo rarely
appears live with the band. He reportedly suffers extreme stage fright.
Together, the members deliver musical terrorism like a well placed
punch in the kisser!
The band has shifted into high gear recording several tracks
at SIGMA STUDIOS in Philadelphia Pa. This studio is home to such albums
as the "BEE GEE'S" Saturday Night Fever sound track, "THE VILLAGE
PEOPLE'S" infamous Y.M.C.A. track, "DAVID BOWIE'S" Young American, Dog
Pound Rapper "KORRUPT", and too many R&B acts to even mention.
Releasing a seven song CD at the end of summer 1999, El-Destructo
continues making progress.
Calling Philadelphia home, the band has organized several
small tours, going as far as the Black Rock Desert Nevada to play the
infamous "BURNING MAN FESTIVAL".
As for recording, they are currently behind schedule on releasing the
much anticipated full length CD, originally hoped for (the seven song
ep.was released late August 99) in the fall of 1999. Questioned on
this, the band states, "El-Destructo will serve no music before it's
time." We would rather take our time and release a quality product vs.
rushing to meet a deadline. You set a date as a goal, then you work
according to what feels best. There's well over a Cd worth of material
on our set list. We want our material to be the best it can possibly be
when we do release it. How many times have you puchased a bands album
only to find one or two songs of substance, and the rest meaningless
filler? Not to mention the fact we're doing this (the band owns the
label it's released on) all on our own. It's alot of f*cking work!"
Labeling El-Destructo is no easy task. When doing so, one
might find themselves using the word diverse. Styles range from old
school punk (HOT RODS TO HELL), reggae (REGGAE SONG), Jazz (GREAT),
gangsta punk (WITNESSES DIE), to white trash redneck rock (NAPALM
PLANE). Even the early industrial format can be heard on the ep version
of "RATS", currently the only song released from the early days of the
band.
El-Destructo refuses to be labeled or stereotyped. The band
states, "We play the music we feel like playing. This can vary greatly
depending on our mood from day to day. We're usually pissed about
something though. Life can be a frustrating event."
To sum up the bands live performances: love or hate these
guys, you'll never forget you saw them play! One can typically expect
to witness fire breathing, destruction of certain objects, and usually a few naked or scantily clad dancing girls, and other unforgetable acts.
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